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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Three weeks from today, D and I will be packing up and flying to Amsterdam! We have an overnight flight with a connection in Dublin and will arrive on Thursday, August 21st. The passports are in hand and the lodging is booked — two B&B’s the first week and a bungalow with Mom & Dad Smid the second week. Now we’re making to-do lists and arrangements for our time away from home. Logistics, logistics, logistics. Having a puppy to look out for is making things a bit more complicated. We have to arrange some day care while Jenna works and then overnight boarding when Jenna goes back to school. I hate having to leave her in a kennel, but our options are limited.

This is kind of morbid, but given the recent plane crashes, I feel like we need to make sure our affairs are in order before we fly. We have all the ground work done — just need to finish implementation. Don’t worry kids, there’s a will. And I’m ready to go to glory any time!

I’m beyond excited about our upcoming trip to The Netherlands! I’ve decided to capture the experience here in my blog. This will hopefully reignite my blogging activity going forward! I see vacation pics on Facebook all the time and that’s great, but I don’t want to just post a bunch of photos with little captions. I want to capture and share thoughts, impressions and whatever else comes up along the way. I’ve been waiting a very long time to take a trip like this. I want to savor and remember it! Join me in this revelry if you wish!